Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 11, 2015
  • Also On: PC
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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 637 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 293 out of 637
  2. Mixed: 199 out of 637
  3. Negative: 145 out of 637

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  1. jtlats
    Dec 31, 2016
    9
    BEAUTIFUL!
    Seriously, I had to stop a couple times and just stare.
    The story can tug at the heart strings if you take the time to learn everything.
    Yes, a walking simulator, but a great one!
  2. lastfox
    May 19, 2020
    3
    A pretty underwhelming walking simulator. I'm not averse to the genre, I quite liked Gone Home. But this game doesn't even come close to being engaging: the story is pretty simple and you'll guess pretty much what's going on halfway through the game. If they would at least go for a shift in tone from time to time (like horror), but the whole affair feels pretty one-note unfortunately TheA pretty underwhelming walking simulator. I'm not averse to the genre, I quite liked Gone Home. But this game doesn't even come close to being engaging: the story is pretty simple and you'll guess pretty much what's going on halfway through the game. If they would at least go for a shift in tone from time to time (like horror), but the whole affair feels pretty one-note unfortunately The only good things would be the music and the environmental design.… Expand
  3. smodcast
    Jan 3, 2017
    7
    The gorgeous visuals and open-ended story telling deliver a beautiful but flawed experience.

    To start, in an attempt to manage pacing, the movement mechanics are overbearingly slow.

    And while the characters and voice acting are top notch and the manner through which this tale is told is unique, the story's conclusion feels hollow.
  4. Nerso
    Jul 10, 2019
    5
    Controles horríveis, muito lento, começa no meio e termina no meio... Nota 5 pela trilha sonora e ambientação.
  5. Joellemm
    Sep 28, 2020
    4
    Its been a while since i've been able to enjoy some English countryside, so i appreciated the immersion of EGTTR as we currently find ourselves in and out of lock-down. It has the best towel physics ever seen in a videogame, as well as the most impressively slow walking speed ever. Even running feels like you have treacle under your feet. Sadly, this where immersion becomes frustration, asIts been a while since i've been able to enjoy some English countryside, so i appreciated the immersion of EGTTR as we currently find ourselves in and out of lock-down. It has the best towel physics ever seen in a videogame, as well as the most impressively slow walking speed ever. Even running feels like you have treacle under your feet. Sadly, this where immersion becomes frustration, as you have to drag yourself across already traced land, just to find the next floating orb. Given its a walking simulator, you'd think that the walking would at least work. The game doesn't really include any other gameplay mechanics. The game's focus, is clearly its narrative, which is mildly interesting and has enough mystery to push you through the slog. Is the ending worthwhile? I'm not quite sure.

    It felt like a genuinely nice break escape from the real world, being in a place where you literally only need to worry about holding an analogue stick down, but this doesn't make it a particularly great game.    … Expand
  6. Paulo-Lameiras
    Nov 7, 2016
    9
    From the intriguing story and great visuals, to incredibly well designed characters and voice acting, this is a fantastic journey.

    The only reason i'm not giving it a 10/10 is walking/running speed. While it's understandable for this kind of game, as someone who likes exploring places more than once and considering the world is pretty big, pacining could have been a bit faster.
  7. tsakiym
    Dec 14, 2016
    1
    HA! what a f@cking piece of **** was that? pathetic game with pathetic story followed by a pathetic stupid light who you need to chase..beware! if you lose this **** light u will be lost to eternity of a bucket full of **** i **** lost the light one time and i waste 20-30 mins of my pathetic life wandering around waiting and feeling my cancer growing up... i hate every person who isHA! what a f@cking piece of **** was that? pathetic game with pathetic story followed by a pathetic stupid light who you need to chase..beware! if you lose this **** light u will be lost to eternity of a bucket full of **** i **** lost the light one time and i waste 20-30 mins of my pathetic life wandering around waiting and feeling my cancer growing up... i hate every person who is responsible for this.. **** off and give me my money back.… Expand
  8. josesueiro
    Aug 6, 2016
    7
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a first-person adventure art video game developed by The Chinese Room and SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is a story-based game, taking place in a small English village whose inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared.
  9. dubloon7
    Nov 3, 2016
    5
    WALKING simulator with BROKEN "sprint" mechanic,

    INTERESTING STORY,

    LACKLUSTER ENDING,

    Visuals: GREAT

    Voice Acting: SUPERB

    Music: MEDIOCRE, and eventually annoying

    The amount of UNCOLLECTABLE "COLLECTABLES" is outrageous and unworthy of game time
  10. Morshlac
    Jan 11, 2017
    7
    There is a lot of things to fault in this game. Namely its not a "game" per se rather a walking simulator! the light trailing gets frustrating, stories hard to piece together and vague plot, slow walking speed and lack of proper running leads to frustration....Still I really enjoyed as an experiance and loved exploring the quaint english village depicted and hearing stories of itsThere is a lot of things to fault in this game. Namely its not a "game" per se rather a walking simulator! the light trailing gets frustrating, stories hard to piece together and vague plot, slow walking speed and lack of proper running leads to frustration....Still I really enjoyed as an experiance and loved exploring the quaint english village depicted and hearing stories of its inhabitents...I thought the story reach a good conclusion if still somewhat vague. It was a different experiance more than a game..… Expand
  11. jacob_lukas
    Jul 5, 2016
    9
    How should I begin? This game is wonderful and it's definitely not for everybody. Some unkind voices may call it 'boring walking simulator', but I would rather look at it as some kind of a bookish experience. It has great, emotional narrative that unveils story piece by piece. It has stunning, beautiful graphics.
    (dynamic shadows of clouds!) The music is just marvelous, orchestral scores    How should I begin? This game is wonderful and it's definitely not for everybody. Some unkind voices may call it 'boring walking simulator', but I would rather look at it as some kind of a bookish experience. It has great, emotional narrative that unveils story piece by piece. It has stunning, beautiful graphics.
    (dynamic shadows of clouds!) The music is just marvelous, orchestral scores fit the overall vibe perfectly. I could listen to them even without the game. As I said, it will not satisfy everybody, because gameplay is minimal. The game is hardly interactive and focuses purely on an experience of the world and story as it is. It's like reading a book. And watching a book. And listening to a book. :) The same concept was used with their previous creation 'Dear Esther' (great short story btw). It may sound paradoxically but this game is not really for playing but for exploring the world and story . Hey, at least you can drink tea or eat crackers peacefully while enjoying a journey ;)    … Expand
  12. PhilosophyRex
    Nov 17, 2016
    2
    Una decepción enorme, jugabilidad pésima, interacción mínima, una historia mala y MAL narrada. ¿Porque no se nos permite "correr"? ¿tienen miedo que nos pasemos el juego en 10 minutos? gráficamente no está mal del todo, pero teniendo en cuenta la NULA interacción con el entorno...no sirve de nada.
  13. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    6
    I'm not a huge fan of walking simulators but this one I wanted to give a try. The game has an interesting story, but there isn't really much there except that.
  14. Nel
    Dec 8, 2016
    5
    Great game, other than it is really slow, you walk slow and the running ability really doesn't do much of anything. The game is pretty linear, and the saving function can be annoying as it didn't save for me and I lost several hours of gameplay. I enjoyed the story, but it's really nothing special to see here.
  15. seriimac
    Nov 17, 2016
    7
    Awful gameplay of all times, , but the story might surprise you if you dig deeper. Fortunately, I just read about it on some blogs, instead of searching in the game. Developers - maybe, next time, better write a book?
  16. SuperDuck23
    May 28, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture certainly isn't for everyone as the very simple gameplay you are presented with is nothing short of dull. What saves the game however is the very impressive writing that's on offer, which tells the poignant story of a village coming to terms with the end of the world. It moved me enough for me to recommend the game to others.… Expand
  17. Uygar
    Dec 31, 2016
    7
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a first-person adventure art video game developed by The Chinese Room and SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is a story-based game, taking place in a small English village whose inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared.
  18. Akk3d1s
    Dec 17, 2016
    5
    Thumbs up for the graphics and the music. I liked all the small details in the game and I am sure a lot of time went into making the world believable. However, the story and gameplay was just absolutely boring. It felt like I was forcing myself to finish this game. I cannot give this more than a 5.
  19. roaldkaspers
    Nov 4, 2016
    8
    Everbody's Gone to the Rapture managed to get my attention and after that, I just couldn't get enough. I'm not judging this game as a game, I'm judging it as an experience. It may be a slow, even boring game but people that criticize the game because of that don't know why they did that. Imagine running through this game, you need time to soak in the beautiful environments and theEverbody's Gone to the Rapture managed to get my attention and after that, I just couldn't get enough. I'm not judging this game as a game, I'm judging it as an experience. It may be a slow, even boring game but people that criticize the game because of that don't know why they did that. Imagine running through this game, you need time to soak in the beautiful environments and the interesting story.… Expand
  20. GreenMachineG
    Dec 9, 2015
    7
    Quite an interesting game! I thoroughly enjoyed my play-through and would recommend all to play it through. The mystery and wonder to this game is so cool and creative, and wandering around this ghost town is so spooky. I had to look up online to see if there were any jump scares because as I went from house to house investigating I was shaking in my boots so much I wanted to know if IQuite an interesting game! I thoroughly enjoyed my play-through and would recommend all to play it through. The mystery and wonder to this game is so cool and creative, and wandering around this ghost town is so spooky. I had to look up online to see if there were any jump scares because as I went from house to house investigating I was shaking in my boots so much I wanted to know if I could relax. The stories of everyone coming together is fascinating, but I felt like there wasn't quite enough connecting all of the characters to keep me from being confused at times. One issue I had though is I did not realize the glowing orb floating around town was actually leading you from scene to scene and that you were supposed to follow it, so I got my story a little out of order. Still, the experience was very neat. Once I got going with the orb the story was quite emotional as you followed the footsteps in these people's final moments. The ending was a little more sub-par than the rest of the game. There was such an emotional build-up and it ended with more questions really. Still this is one of the very popular artsy titles to be released, and one people will really enjoy!

    7.9/10    … Expand
  21. Haisook86
    Feb 4, 2016
    9
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a science fiction video game that owes a lot to the adventure genre. However, it is obvious that the developers wanted to take this to the next level by adding intricate and rich detail in the environment and the complex dialogues between various characters.

    This is a game about the end of the world, but instead of throwing you into a post-apocalyptic    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a science fiction video game that owes a lot to the adventure genre. However, it is obvious that the developers wanted to take this to the next level by adding intricate and rich detail in the environment and the complex dialogues between various characters.

    This is a game about the end of the world, but instead of throwing you into a post-apocalyptic New York City, with urban settings, zombies, and guns, you will be placed in a quiet English village just after a mysterious phenomenon ends life in it. Walking from house to house, room to room, and field to field, you will witness very personal communications between ghosts of people who are now gone. The power of the game comes from the rural setting and the rich, deep dialogue. A true sense of melancholy, accentuated by the rich orchestral musical score, is the main emotion this game will create in you.

    Some people will argue that this is not a game, but rather an immersive experience, which I agree with. This is a fine example of a medium where you "live" the experience, rather than have it presented it you. The visuals are exceptional, and you will definitely feel that you are in a real, breathing, but sad, world.    … Expand
  22. noahbruhh
    Feb 19, 2016
    6
    This game disappointed me, this is because it DOES have a great story BUT your character could not sprint and it was SO easy to get lost, took me ages each time to find a new story thread so i had to walk EXTREMELY slowly through a big map searching for ages i probably would not recommend you buy this like I did to be honest.
  23. SattioppieGames
    Feb 20, 2016
    4
    I have to say, this was a very... odd game. To be honest this isn't really my sort of game but the visuals and audio are truly spectacular. I played through the whole game with my dad and we both thought the story was very interesting. You may be thinking "If I enjoyed this game so much, why did I score this a 4?". Truthfully, the gameplay is extremely dull. The story was the only thingI have to say, this was a very... odd game. To be honest this isn't really my sort of game but the visuals and audio are truly spectacular. I played through the whole game with my dad and we both thought the story was very interesting. You may be thinking "If I enjoyed this game so much, why did I score this a 4?". Truthfully, the gameplay is extremely dull. The story was the only thing that got us through the game because you cant just leave the game without knowing what happens next. Oh, and you can't actually 'just leave the game', because the game doesn't save and its autosave feature seems to only ever work every hour. Also, the game is pretty short. I would definitely not recommend this to anyone, it is a total waste of time.… Expand
  24. inthecrease31
    Feb 19, 2017
    6
    If you are looking for a fast paced action game then you will HATE this game! Very slow pace, interesting storyline and mysterious. Good graphics. This game is not for everyone - people either either love it or hate it due to the slow pace, but worth the time. If you take the time to listen to all conversations to understand the storyline then it is very rewarding. Manage your expectationsIf you are looking for a fast paced action game then you will HATE this game! Very slow pace, interesting storyline and mysterious. Good graphics. This game is not for everyone - people either either love it or hate it due to the slow pace, but worth the time. If you take the time to listen to all conversations to understand the storyline then it is very rewarding. Manage your expectations and watch a few minutes on YouTube before buying.… Expand
  25. Shagwan
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    This was a hauntingly beautiful experience, I hesitate to call it a game, more like a narrative that you explore. Interaction is minimal, you walk around a small town in Shropshire, England discovering remnants of stories filled with relatable and personal themes. The art direction is fantastic, the soundtrack is gorgeous and the stories that it weaves made me tear up many times. AsThis was a hauntingly beautiful experience, I hesitate to call it a game, more like a narrative that you explore. Interaction is minimal, you walk around a small town in Shropshire, England discovering remnants of stories filled with relatable and personal themes. The art direction is fantastic, the soundtrack is gorgeous and the stories that it weaves made me tear up many times. As someone who lives in a Welsh village bordering Shropshire I can confidently say the setting is very true to life, perhaps giving it an extra personal touch for someone like me. I cared deeply for the characters, the writing was excellent yet humble. To summarise I'd say it's not going to appeal to everyone, it's a walking simulator that's heavy on contextual story but without any other gameplay bar exploration, what I will say is the length was actually longer than I expected, though this may be in part to a criticism I have over the ploddingly slow walking pace (I advise patience here); also the performance could be better with frame dips quite frequent (although not particularly game breaking), all in all for the type of game it is (I do use the term loosely) I found it beautiful and compelling.… Expand
  26. MasterRiley
    Jun 2, 2017
    7
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture at its core has a lot going for it; it has really great graphics, beautiful art design, memorable music, and an interesting story. The main problems are the slow character movement speed and the large scale level design. It takes forever to explore the vast areas of the game due to your character moving so slow. They should have implemented a jog/runningEverybody's Gone to the Rapture at its core has a lot going for it; it has really great graphics, beautiful art design, memorable music, and an interesting story. The main problems are the slow character movement speed and the large scale level design. It takes forever to explore the vast areas of the game due to your character moving so slow. They should have implemented a jog/running feature. Also because most of the game is vast in exploration, it can warp how you unfold the story making it either confusing or less memorable. Overall it was an enjoyable experience, but definitely left me frustrated a few times due to the movement and level design.… Expand
  27. gontaro
    Aug 5, 2016
    2
    The 'big story' did not capture my interest at all, which made the whole game extremely boring. I understand now why some call this a walking simulator. It's just walking around slowly, just more boring. You can speed up your walking pace a little by holding down R2 until you get cramps in your finger, but that doesn't make the game any better. It does help to push through to the endThe 'big story' did not capture my interest at all, which made the whole game extremely boring. I understand now why some call this a walking simulator. It's just walking around slowly, just more boring. You can speed up your walking pace a little by holding down R2 until you get cramps in your finger, but that doesn't make the game any better. It does help to push through to the end faster a bit, which the game gets 1 point for. The second point is for the cool night sky during some short sub-story scenes, some of which are the only thing that make the whole experience bearable. Happy that I got the game very cheap.… Expand
  28. WrenOz
    Aug 13, 2016
    6
    The mystery is very interesting, but thats it. You can not pick up and examine anything in the game and in my opinion the walking is too slow and with no sprint can lead to a long boring stroll. I believe a game lacking so many moving parts in the world should make for a dynamic interesting world, but it doesnt, for the most part the world seems very stiff and even static at times. TheThe mystery is very interesting, but thats it. You can not pick up and examine anything in the game and in my opinion the walking is too slow and with no sprint can lead to a long boring stroll. I believe a game lacking so many moving parts in the world should make for a dynamic interesting world, but it doesnt, for the most part the world seems very stiff and even static at times. The game is touted by many professional review sites as an open world game which is only technically true. Going through the game a majority of the buildings are locked and there are many roads you cannot go down on top of that there is a marker in game to keep you on the correct path through the world. I feel like the game was more like a open world guided tour than a open world exploration. This game overall was very over hyped and I personally am very let down overall.… Expand
  29. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a first-person adventure art video game developed by The Chinese Room and SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is a story-based game, taking place in a small English village whose inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared.
  30. Lewis-Angelo
    Nov 30, 2016
    4
    el apartado artístico de Everybodys Gone to the Rapture es alucinante, con una bso genial, y una historia intrigante hasta el final

    Hasta el final, y después del final, una ecuación que va a cargarse el universo, y no se si me estoy inventando todo, poco o nada El muñeco tortuga hace algunos momentos eternos, ni saltar un seto para no tener que dar un rodeo, walking simulator, slow    el apartado artístico de Everybodys Gone to the Rapture es alucinante, con una bso genial, y una historia intrigante hasta el final

    Hasta el final, y después del final, una ecuación que va a cargarse el universo, y no se si me estoy inventando todo, poco o nada

    El muñeco tortuga hace algunos momentos eternos, ni saltar un seto para no tener que dar un rodeo, walking simulator, slow walking simulator

    y el rendimiento en PS4 es muy pobre, tirones hasta en los créditos, un pase de diapositivas muy bonito    … Expand
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#76 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#31 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#61 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 89
  3. Negative: 4 out of 89
  1. Time
    Nov 10, 2015
    60
    The things I like about Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture are many: the self-paced discovery and chronological asymmetry, the significance of entangling yourself in a visually “complete” environment, the poignance of a well-crafted, well-delivered character exchange. I’m just not sure how often I’d want to repeat the experience.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 28, 2015
    70
    The slow, idyllic exploration, paired by some good narrative make Everybody's gone to the Rapture something that should be played, but only by those with patience. It's a sluggish walk to the end, that pays off, but probably not enough for many players.
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  3. CD-Action
    Oct 17, 2015
    45
    Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture claims to be something more than a game, but that claim is completely groundless. [10/2015, p.50]
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